this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm ben boulos. our top stories... multiple explosions are heard in the western city of lviv — smoke rises over the ukrainian city as russian rocket attacks continue. president biden visits poland where he met ukrainian refugees and addressed crowds in warsaw. he had this message about vladimir putin. this man cannot remain in power. god bless you all and may god defend our freedom. in other news, a ferry operated by p&0 has been detained in northern ireland because of fears about staff training. and tributes from across the music industry for taylor hawkins —

the drummer with the rock band, the foo fighters — who's died at the age of 50. hello, welcome to the programme. we will start with the latest from ukraine... a number of powerful explosions have been heard near the western ukrainian city of lviv. earlier, the mayor says a facility storing fuel was hit and was on fire. officials also said five people had been injured. lviv has been less affected than most cities in ukraine, making it a refuge for people fleeing attacks elsewhere in the country. but this evening, further blasts have been heard in the city. it comes just a day after the kremlin claimed russian forces were moving to "stage two" of the invasion of ukraine,

and would now focus on securing their gains in the eastern region of donbas. our correspondent in lviv, anna foster, gave me an update on the series of explosions which have rocked the city. these explosions, we havejust these explosions, we have just heard on a minute or so apart in that direction. i saw a flash in my peripheral vision. the people here are nervous tonight, they are understandably nervous. because as you said, just yesterday, russia said that it was going to change the focus for phase two of its invasion. it said it was going to focus on the donbas region in the east, and yet this afternoon and this evening we have here in lviv, in the west of ukraine, the closest major city to poland, russian air strikes which so far have not been something that have really affected the city. people here have been prepared for it but this really feels like a change in focus from the russians today. change in focus from the russians toda . �* ., ., , ., , today. and how do we explain this when the kremlin _ today. and how do we explain this when the kremlin has _ today. and how do we explain this when the kremlin has said - today. and how do we explain this when the kremlin has said it - today. and how do we explain this| when the kremlin has said it would now focus militarily on the eastern

region of ukraine? and yet, where you are is way over to the west side of the country. you are is way over to the west side of the country-— of the country. that is an excellent cuestion, of the country. that is an excellent question. and _ of the country. that is an excellent question, and it _ of the country. that is an excellent question, and it is _ of the country. that is an excellent question, and it is very _ of the country. that is an excellent question, and it is very hard - of the country. that is an excellent question, and it is very hard to - question, and it is very hard to explain. as you mentioned, the mayor of lviv has identified those earlier strikes, the ones we had at about four o'clock this afternoon, as having targeted an oil storage facility. certainly, some of the pictures you will see on social media show today is the big oil storage containers burning, the thick black smoke is still on the horizon on this site. we guessed early on that it was probably some thing to do with oil because the smoke, the clouds, they have that very solid, very thick, very dark quality. it really makes very little sense, as we said, when you look at what russia said yesterday about their changed priorities. and it certainly doesn't fit in at all with what they said they were going to be focusing on the from the stage

onwards. also worth saying, here in lviv, the weather hasn't been great today but yesterday it was a beautiful, beautiful spring day. people were out in this city, they were drinking coffee, children were playing. there were a couple of sirens yesterday afternoon and really nobody flinched at all. i was standing next to be coffee shop where people barely stopped sipping their drinks when they heard the sirens. they have been a feature here for the last few weeks, but of course people have seen places like mariupol, kharkiv, these rounded and besieged by russian forces, they have seen what has happened in kyiv and the attacks in the suburbs there. it really, i think what we are seeing here in lviv in the far west of ukraine this afternoon is a real change from what we have seen in the first few weeks of this conflict. ~ , ., conflict. we dimmed the lights for the safety of _ conflict. we dimmed the lights for the safety of anna _ conflict. we dimmed the lights for the safety of anna and _ conflict. we dimmed the lights for the safety of anna and her- conflict. we dimmed the lights for the safety of anna and her team l the safety of anna and her team there. live now to lucy williamson who's in lviv in western ukraine.

you can probably hear the all clear siren _ you can probably hear the all clear siren behind me. we have heard explosions — siren behind me. we have heard explosions across the sky in lviv. but only— explosions across the sky in lviv. but only one target has been confirmed so far. that is a fuel storage — confirmed so far. that is a fuel storage depot. what makes this slightly— storage depot. what makes this slightly different to the other attacks — slightly different to the other attacks that have happened in the region— attacks that have happened in the region is— attacks that have happened in the region is its location. it is less than _ region is its location. it is less than two — region is its location. it is less than two miles from the city centre and it— than two miles from the city centre and it is— than two miles from the city centre and it is in— than two miles from the city centre and it is in a — than two miles from the city centre and it is in a residential area, surrounded by cafes, restaurants and housing _ surrounded by cafes, restaurants and housing. when we went down there a short while _ housing. when we went down there a short while ago, the fire inside the depot _ short while ago, the fire inside the depot was — short while ago, the fire inside the depot was still raging, a big thick plume _ depot was still raging, a big thick plume of— depot was still raging, a big thick plume of smoke above the sky. we were _ plume of smoke above the sky. we were hearing reports of five people being _ were hearing reports of five people being injured in that, but we are as i being injured in that, but we are as isay— being injured in that, but we are as i sayiust_ being injured in that, but we are as i sayjust waiting for more information to come in about more possible _ information to come in about more possible targets. the mayor here in lviv has _ possible targets. the mayor here in lviv has said — possible targets. the mayor here in lviv has said that there is significant damage to infrastructure facilities _ significant damage to infrastructure facilities. we have yet to find out exactly _ facilities. we have yet to find out exactly what that means. as i say, they were — exactly what that means. as i say, they were really has come a little bit closer— they were really has come a little bit closer to lviv tonight.-

bit closer to lviv tonight. lucy, many thanks — bit closer to lviv tonight. lucy, many thanks indeed. _ bit closer to lviv tonight. lucy, many thanks indeed. are - many thanks indeed. are correspondent in lviv. the us president, joe biden, has described the russian leader vladimir putin as a "butcher" after meeting ukrainian refugees in the polish capital, warsaw. the kremlin has said mr biden's remarks have diminished the chances of improving relations with washington. mr biden has also held his first face—to—face talks with ukrainian government ministers and pledged support for poland. he also gave a speech a short time ago. rather than breaking ukrainian resolve, russia's brutal tactics have strengthened the resolve. rather than driving nato apart, the west is now stronger and more united than it has ever been. russia wanted less of a nato presence on its border, but now he has a stronger presence, a larger presence, with over 100,000 american troops here along with all of the other members of nato. in fact, russia has managed to cause something i'm sure he never intended. the democracies of the world

are revitalised with purpose and unity found in months that we have once taken years to accomplish. in a speech littered with soaring rhetoric, it will perhaps be president biden's closing remarks that will be most widely picked up on. the us leader ended by saying that the russian leader, president putin, should no longer be in power. a dictator bent on rebuilding an empire will never erase the people's love for liberty. brutality will never grind down the will to be free. ukraine will never be a victory for russia. for free people refused to live in a world of hopelessness and darkness will have a different future, a brighter future, rooted in democracy and hope and light, dignity and freedom of possibilities. for god to's sake, this man cannot remain in power. god

bless you all, and may god defend our freedom. bless you all, and may god defend ourfreedom. and may god protect our troops. thank you for your patience. and we will have more analysis of that speech a little later in the programme with our correspondent, so do stay with us for that. thousands of people have marched to trafalger square in london as a show of solidarity with the people of ukraine. 0ur reporter chi chi izundu was there and sent us this update on the event. well, thousands of people marched from hyde park down to trafalgar square here in central london to show their solidarity and also show that they are standing with ukraine. they're just starting to hear some of the speeches that are going on here in trafalgar square, where they have some special guests including the london mayor,

sadiq khan, and the shadow foreign secretary, david lammy. who stood on a little earlier and said that london and the uk does stand with ukraine. thousands of people that have joined today's march are ukrainian themselves and have been telling us about the sadness they've been feeling in their hearts about what is going on the back with theirfamilies in ukraine. the march actually started with a number of children who were holding balloons in the ukrainian flag's colours, and the ukrainian flag has been handed out to a number of people as well. but thousands here are showing that they are standing in solidarity with the ukrainian people. in one of its largest military exercises in recent years, nato has been simulating its response to an attack on a member state. it's been taking place in norway, which shares a border with russia and was planned before the invasion of ukraine. but as our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports — the war has given the training a sharper focus. gunfire another neighbour of russia has been invaded. this is northern norway,

but it is just an exercise — a test for nato allies to come to its defence. something nato says it will do to protect a member state, though not for ukraine. but what's happened in ukraine has suddenly made this training feel more real. an exercise like this, it's really good to have, uh, to prove to countries like russia and other foreign states that you don't want to mess with nato. i think there have been some discussions about if the cold response should take place, but i think it's more important to do it now than ever. and what signal does it send to russia, do you think? that we're willing to fight. we will not give up our land. exercise cold response in norway is one of nato's largest, involving 30,000 military personnel from 27 countries. it was planned long before russia invaded ukraine,

but russia's been building up its military presence in the arctic, too — one reason why british and american marines are also stepping up their training here in this harsh, unforgiving environment. president putin wanted less nato near his border. what he's getting is more. notjust more exercises like this, but thousands more nato troops stationed along nato's eastern flank, all the way from the baltic to the black sea. it's notjust nato allies taking part. so are finland and sweden, who have a long history of neutrality. but both countries have seen a recent surge in public support to join nato. russia's war in ukraine is forcing more of europe to pick sides. the military is ready, if the political decision — and there's a decision to join, but it's not up to us to make that decision.

russia's war in ukraine has sent shockwaves throughout the world. i met borisjohnson yesterday... and the head of nato, who met troops taking part in cold response, says the consequences will be felt for many years to come. president putin is getting exactly the opposite of what he wants. he wants less nato at his borders, he's getting more nato at his borders. he wants to divide nato. he's actually uniting nato. but there's still a limit as to what nato is willing to do. it stands ready to defend its members, but it won't be using its military power to intervene in ukraine. jonathan beale, bbc news, narvik, norway. let's go back to warsaw and that speech form joe biden let's talk to our correspondent in warsaw mark lowen. mark, really interesting messages for europe, for ukraine, and for

russia. very wide—ranging speech by president biden. it russia. very wide-ranging speech by president biden.— president biden. it was very wide-ranging. _ president biden. it was very wide-ranging, and - president biden. it was very wide-ranging, and it - president biden. it was very wide-ranging, and it was i president biden. it was very wide-ranging, and it was a l president biden. it was very - wide-ranging, and it was a speech wide—ranging, and it was a speech really framed in the historical comparisons between what poland managed to do by throwing off the yoke of soviet control and emerging from behind the iron curtain back in 1989 to the battle for democracy, as he put it, that ukraine is now fighting. he said that this is a latest in a long battle against soviet aggression and against russian aggression, and that was the framework, if you like, of this speech. given here in poland, a country that is feeling nervous about being caught in the cross hairs of the ukraine war. he talked about the fact that he would defend every inch of nato territory. very much a message of reassurance for poland. "we stand with you in ukraine," he said. a message of

reassurance to the ukrainians that they will continue their solidarity. he mentions the generosity of poland, he had seen that for himself when he visited the warsaw stadium just before the speech, in which he met some of the 2.2 million refugees that poland has welcomed in. and he talked about how touched he was meeting some of those refugees. and then he said that he felt russia had deeply miscalculated, that vladimir putin was showing there was no justification for this war, but he had miscalculated thinking that ukrainians were simply going to roll over, but actually they were fighting back bravely, and that democracies were divided. and he had a message for the russian people, saying you are not our enemy, this is not who you are. and a very powerful and line, saying "for god sake, this man cannot remain in power." a call, perhaps, to freedom loving russians to perhaps peel away their support and to perhaps even managed to oppose or rise up in some

way against vladimir putin, something that seems inconceivable for now. but he said this is the beginning for the long haul battle. he said we must compare for the long haul. these are the key messages from this speech, a powerful speech, and one in which he delivered messages for all the different sites. a ~ messages for all the different sites. ,, , , . sites. mark, during the speech, president biden _ sites. mark, during the speech, president biden stressed - sites. mark, during the speech, president biden stressed that i sites. mark, during the speech, i president biden stressed that the sites. mark, during the speech, - president biden stressed that the us and nato have worked for months to engage with russia to avert war. ending a speech with a statement that president putin cannot remain in power suggests that president biden is no longer seeing talks and engagement as a way of bringing this to an end. certainly from the kremlin's point of view, they are saying that it will not do anything to improve relations between moscow and washington. do we see that they have kind of abandoned that hope that they now see that talking is futile, that president putin cannot

be reasoned with?— futile, that president putin cannot be reasoned with? look, what has ha--ened be reasoned with? look, what has happened in _ be reasoned with? look, what has happened in the — be reasoned with? look, what has happened in the past _ be reasoned with? look, what has happened in the past 24 _ be reasoned with? look, what has happened in the past 24 hours, i be reasoned with? look, what has i happened in the past 24 hours, ben, president putin or the kremlin at least comes out and says we are shifting our military focus to the east, that is where we are going to focus our operations. and then they go and bomb lviv in the west, i think that alone shows that among nato and western nations there is just simply no trust any more in the sincerity at all, or in the world of the russians, president biden said "we met, i met and i talked to president putin several times, i assured him that nato was no threat to russia, and yet he lied and he lied about his intentions." so clearly there is a feeling that vladimir putin is such an international pariah now in the eyes of the west that any hope of mending relations is simply inconceivable, certainly as this work goes on. that said, the talks between ukraine and russia perhaps are the only way to

bring peace. and there are still the hope that maybe president zelensky and putin might meet and talk together. how this all ends in the long run, you know, it's very hard to see a mending of relations in any way at the moment. joe biden again repeating his view today that in his mind president putin is a war criminal, and he called him a butcher as well. the idea that president putin and biden will meet again anytime soon is completely inconceivable for the time being. mark, thank you very much, our correspondent. the conflict has been continuing near the ukrainian capital, kyiv. jeremy bowen has been finding out what has been happening in some of the worst hit areas near the capital. the russians released these pictures of a cruise missile launched from the black sea fleet, a reminder that they have a lot of firepower left.

in the almost deserted villages between kyiv and the russians, reminders are not necessary. they have been battered. about an hour's drive west of kyiv, the ukrainians claim they have the russians on the run. it didn't feel like that. these are the remains of russian cluster munitions dropped on friday evening. why are they hitting you here? because here many ukrainian warriors and this is line of front. haifa because here many ukrainian warriors and this is line of front.— and this is line of front. how far the russians _ and this is line of front. how far the russians from _ and this is line of front. how far the russians from here? - and this is line of front. how far the russians from here? one i the russians from here? one kilometre _ the russians from here? one kilometre from _ the russians from here? one kilometre from here. - the russians from here? que: kilometre from here. russians one kilometre from here. russians one kilometre from here.— kilometre from here. russians one kilometre from here. civilian houses were hit, kilometre from here. civilian houses were hit. so — kilometre from here. civilian houses were hit, so many— kilometre from here. civilian houses were hit, so many residents - kilometre from here. civilian houses were hit, so many residents have i were hit, so many residents have left that they said there were no casualties. kate and herfamily

left that they said there were no casualties. kate and her family had only gone as far as kyiv. ijust only gone as far as kyiv. i 'ust want to live i only gone as far as kyiv. i 'ust want to live my i only gone as far as kyiv. i 'ust want to live my life in i only gone as far as kyiv. i 'ust want to live my life in my h only gone as far as kyiv. i just i want to live my life in my town, only gone as far as kyiv. i just - want to live my life in my town, in my country. — want to live my life in my town, in my country, and ijust don't know why they— my country, and ijust don't know why they are doing this. why russians— why they are doing this. why russians are doing this. a short walk away. _ russians are doing this. a short walk away, another _ russians are doing this. a short walk away, another house - russians are doing this. a short walk away, another house wasl walk away, another house was destroyed. the owners don't have anything to come back to. the neighbours were fixing their house. translation: for neighbours were fixing their house. translation:— neighbours were fixing their house. translation: ., ., translation: for lodge emir said the russians were — translation: for lodge emir said the russians were responding _ translation: for lodge emir said the russians were responding to _ russians were responding to ukrainian shelling, but he said our guys won't leave until they drive the russians away.— the russians away. ukrainian resistance — the russians away. ukrainian resistance derailed _ the russians away. ukrainian resistance derailed russia's i the russians away. ukrainian - resistance derailed russia's plans. the claims they are being forced to retreat around here are premature. you can still feel some of the heat from the fire caused by the missile that hit this house. it doesn't feel

at all as if anything is settled around here. iwould be at all as if anything is settled around here. i would be very cautious about assuming that simply because the russians say they will concentrate more on eastern ukraine, that their business around the capital is finished. they were prosperous here before the invasion. when this horse was wounded in an attack earlier in the month, the man who looked after him was killed. smaller incidents don't make headlines but take lives and change them. bbc news, kyiv. you can follow all the latest developments on the war in ukraine by going to our online live coverage. follow it on bbc.co.uk/news or the bbc news app.

for viewers outside the uk, follow it on bbcnews.com or the bbc news app. a p&o ferry is being prevented from leaving northern ireland, due to safety fears. the maritime and coastguard agency, says the vessel, the european causeway, is being held in larne, because of a lack of crew training, and missing documents. with the latest, here's katie prescott. in hull today, members of the rmt union blocked the dock. they also came out in liverpool and dover against p&o's sacking of 800 staff without notice, replacing them with cheaper agency workers.— without notice, replacing them with cheaper agency workers. on-board the vessel that they _ cheaper agency workers. on-board the vessel that they are _ cheaper agency workers. on-board the vessel that they are not _ cheaper agency workers. on-board the vessel that they are not familiar - vessel that they are not familiar with. sail across the busiest lane in the world, carrying passengers. there are going to be blood on the

hands of p80 and the government if they don't listen to what they are saying and take in our concerns around safety into consideration. now the p&o's ships with new crews need to pass new safety checks. in larne, the european causeway has failed the maritime and coastguard agency's inspection and been deemed unfit to sail. the company said it made the decision to replace cruise because it was losing £100 million a year. the longest its ships can't sail, the more these losses increase. and it hits trade because these ships carry goods as well as passengers. ads, these ships carry goods as well as passengers-— these ships carry goods as well as assenuers. ., ., , , ,, , passengers. a lot of businesses will have to prioritise _ passengers. a lot of businesses will have to prioritise what _ passengers. a lot of businesses will have to prioritise what they - passengers. a lot of businesses will have to prioritise what they send i have to prioritise what they send and when they send it, and some businesses have actually had to bring in extra staff to work in distribution centres here. but the key message is that good that need to get here are still getting through, but it is creating a heavy workload. . «a through, but it is creating a heavy workload. . ., through, but it is creating a heavy workload. ., , ,, workload. checks of p&o ships will continue in — workload. checks of p&o ships will continue in the _ workload. checks of p&o ships will continue in the coming _ workload. checks of p&o ships will

continue in the coming days, - workload. checks of p&o ships will continue in the coming days, but i workload. checks of p&o ships will. continue in the coming days, but the decision to detain the european causeway doesn't bode well for a swift return to the seas. katie prescott, bbc news. there have been numerous tributes to taylor hawkins, the drummer of the rock group, the foo fighters, who's died at the age of 50. his body was found in a hotel room in the colombian capital, bogota, where the band had been due to perform at a festival. here's our music correspondent, mark savage. muscular but melodic, taylor hawkins was the pulse of foo fighter�*s music. when hejoined the band in 1997, he was their third drummer but his connection with dave grohl was instantaneous. i his connection with dave grohl was instantaneous.— instantaneous. i think we have a mutual respect _ instantaneous. i think we have a mutual respect for _ instantaneous. i think we have a mutual respect for each - instantaneous. i think we have a mutual respect for each other i

instantaneous. i think we have a l mutual respect for each other and instantaneous. i think we have a - mutual respect for each other and it is awesome. it works perfect, you know? �* ., ., , , is awesome. it works perfect, you know? , ., , know? born in texas but raised in california, — know? born in texas but raised in california, hawkins _ know? born in texas but raised in california, hawkins fell— know? born in texas but raised in california, hawkins fell in - know? born in texas but raised in california, hawkins fell in love - california, hawkins fell in love with the drum is the first time he sat behind a kid in his neighbour's garage at the age of ten. ijust garage at the age of ten. i 'ust took to it immediately. i garage at the age of ten. ijust took to it immediately. that. garage at the age of ten. ijust took to it immediately. that day, there _ took to it immediately. that day, there was— took to it immediately. that day, there was a — took to it immediately. that day, there was a lightning bolt shot into me and _ there was a lightning bolt shot into me and it _ there was a lightning bolt shot into me and it was like... and i am a drummer — me and it was like... and i am a drummer. that's what i'm going to do. .., drummer. that's what i'm going to do. . . ., drummer. that's what i'm going to do. ., , ., . drummer. that's what i'm going to do. . do. he came to prominence playing with alanis morissette _ do. he came to prominence playing with alanis morissette before - with alanis morissette before volunteering his services to foo fighters. and he would often interact concerts to perform covers of his favourite band, queen. foo fighters had been due to play a festival in colombia at the time of his death. organisers lake candles on the stage, and a statement posted

online. but without that energetic and charismatic playing, the band will never be the same. taylor hawkins, who's died at the age of 50. formula one has confirmed the saudi arabian grand prix will go ahead despite friday's missile attack on an oil facilty 12 miles from thejeddah circuit. f1 and its governing body, the fia, said they have been provided "full and detailed assurances that the event is secure". drivers met for several hours until early on saturday to discuss their position. houthi rebels in neighbouring yemen said they had targeted the oil facility. you can reach me and most of the team here on social media, but that is it for the bulletin. i will be

back with headlines in a few minutes. see you then. another glorious day for most of us. west was best, high teens. in north wales, i high of 20 degrees. slightly different story towards the north norfolk coast however, with a lot of low grey cloud just coming in off the north sea. temperatures struggled at 10 degrees in the middle part of the afternoon. and this low cloud will tend to push the end of the north sea over the next few hours, so it may well linger anywhere south of hull down into that south—east corner. at least that south—east corner. at least that will prevent temperatures from falling any lower than four, five, 6 degrees. cooler skies further east.

west is best once again. the cloud should start to thin and breakin places for a glimpse of sunshine, but where it lingers again there is temperatures may well struggle. ten or 11 degrees out to be west once again, high teens not out of the question. as we close out sunday, it looks likely that high pressure starts to ease its grip a little, and allow in this weather front. that is going to bring in an increase in cloud generally across the country over the next few days, a lot of low cloud first thing in the morning, patchy mist and fog for men, and maybe a few showers across north wales, england and into eastern scotland as well. temperature is not quite as high. 12-16 temperature is not quite as high. 12—16 widely across the country, but only 6 degrees in the northern isles. that is the colder air sitting behind that cold front. and it is the colder air that will gradually sink its way slowly southwards, taking its time to arrive into southern england, but it will gradually do so. so we will start to see the change really from

tuesday onwards. again, a lot of cloud around in comparison to late. hopefully some breaks and brief glances of sunshine, more frequent showers sitting across the far north as well. top temperatures generally around 9—13 , but cooler still up into the far north. that trend does continue. it means we run the risk of some wintry showers, even from time to time at lower levels as well. don't forget, a few are off to bed, we are going to put the clocks forward during the early hours as british summer time begins early on sunday morning. good night.

this is bbc news. the headlines. multiple explosions have been heard in ukraine with smoke rising over lviv as russian rocket attacks continue. president biden visits poland where he has been missing the kenyan refugees and addressed crowds in warsaw. he had this message about vladimir putin. for in warsaw. he had this message about vladimir putin-— vladimir putin. for god sake this man cannot _ vladimir putin. for god sake this man cannot remain _ vladimir putin. for god sake this man cannot remain in _ vladimir putin. for god sake this man cannot remain in power. - vladimir putin. for god sake this| man cannot remain in power. god bless you all and may god defend our freedom. in bless you all and may god defend our freedom. ., , , ., , ., freedom. in other news very operated b p and o freedom. in other news very operated by p and 0 has _ freedom. in other news very operated by p and 0 has been _ freedom. in other news very operated by p and 0 has been detained - freedom. in other news very operated by p and 0 has been detained in - by p and 0 has been detained in northern ireland because of fears about staff training. and tributes from across the music industry for

taylor hawkins the drummer with the